Store-front construction.



No. 820,438 PATBNTED MAY 15, 1906.

F. J. PLYM.

STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1905.

UNITED STATES PA ENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. May 15, eoe.

Application filed July 8,1905 Serial No. 268.833.

T whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS J. PLYM, -a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Kansas City, in thecounty of Jackson and StateofMissouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Store-FrontConstructions,

' of which the following is a specification.

- -This invention relates to store-front construction, and moreespecially to the so-called all-glass type employing a sash-bar or.

, mullion between lights of glass, and has forits v object to produce aconstructionof the type, outlined in which the sash-bar or mullion willengage the glass with a vfirm but yielding pressure, so as to insure atight fit at all times and'also automatically accommodate variation inthe proportion of the parts due to variable expansion and contractionthereofor to other causes 1 Afurther object is to produce an effectiveand reliable sash-bar or mullion of the. typeoutlined which is of smallsize, neat and un obtrusive of configuration, and of simple,

strong, and durable construction.

To these ends the invention consists in certain novel and peculiarfeatures of construction and organization, as hereinafter described andclaimed, and in order that it may bar or mullioni be fully understoodreference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a horizontal section at an intermediate point of the sash-bar ormullion and the lights engaging the same. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectionof the stiffening rib or bar '35 forming a part of the sash-bar ormullion.. Fig. 3'is a horizontal section of the face-piece of thesash-bar or mullion. Fig; 4 is a horizontal section of the back-piece ofthesash Fig. .5 is'a sectional'perspective, view of the "completesash-bar or m'ullion. I r

In the production of a sash-bar or mullion embodying my invention 'Iemploy two essential elementsnamely, a face-piece and a back-pieceancl athird'element, which is desirable though not absolutely indispensable.The face-piece is preferably made'of metal ressed to Iprovide arearwardly projecting ongitudina flanges 2, the latter, in conjunctionwith the rib, forming recesses 3at the rear side of the. flan es and atopposite sides offther'ib.

T. e back-piece of the sash-barformullion is preferably constructed ofa'strip of'resilient metal bent to form a central longitudi nalforwardly-projecting rib 4, said rib being rib 1 andlaterally-projecting flange consisting, by preference, 0 the arms 6,diverg ng forwardlyfrom the rib 4', and the preferably substantially "Ushape The strip is also bent to form substantiallyV shapedlaterally-projecting flan es 5, each arms 7, convergin forwardly fromthe outer ends of arms 6 an disposed rearward ofand contiguous-to theflanges 2 ofthe face-piece.

The face-piece is secured in operative p0- sition'in the store-front inany well-known or suitable manner, and the glass lights are placed inposition with their lnner edges fite ting against the rear side of theface-p ece flanges and a ainst or near the opposite sides of the rib ofte face-piece The back-piece has it's rib fitted against the rear face ofthe rib of the facepiece and 1s s e. cured in such osition by one ormore screws or equivalent astening devices 8, said fastening devices bypreferencebein also utilized to secure in the groove or'hol ow portion-9of the back-piece the stiiieningrib or bar 10,

said stiifenlng-bar 'being preferably conmetal cover 12.

' With the parts assembled in operat ve relation, as shown in Fig. 1,'it will beapparent structed of wood, as at 11, having a sheetthat thelights are yieldin' 1y pressed by the resilient flanges on the bac 'ieceagainst the flanges of the face-piece, sai resilientflanges adaptingthemselvesto the thickness of the lights and holding them firmly inposition, it being also apparent that the sash-bar or mullionvaccommodates the expansion and contraction of the glass because theresilient flanges are capable of 'movement, not only along the lines ofjunction ofarms 6 and 7, I

but also along. the lines ,of junction of the formerwith the rib 4, thestiffening rib or bar maintaining the sides of ward movement.

'95 the rib against 1n- From the'above descri tion itwill be ap courseapplicable'in the construction of show.-

c'ases and-analo ous'structures.

Having thus escribed the invention, what parent that I have pro need astore-front I-claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A sash-bar or mullion, comprisin gl-a" face-piece, a back-piecehaving a forwar projectin rib secured centrally to the .facepiece anprovided at opposite sides and inward :of the face-piecewith'resilientflanges,

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its sides from moving inwardly or toward .each other. v 2. -A sash-baror rnullion, comprising aface-piece, aback-piece secured to the rearside ofthefatepiece and provided a't'oppo site sides-with resilientflanges substantially;

I ,wjerd of'the face-piecej and means for stiffenvro ing the beck-pieceto prevent said resilient :flengesother.

moving inwardly "or toward each er or 'rnullion," comprising afsrceqbiece, er back pifece.-s'ecnred vto the rear side of the'facepiece,iendflanges projectingoutwardly from said'beck-piece and co nsist'- ingof arms projecting outwardly from thev f backpiece, and a ferrnspro'ecting- 1 inwardly from the outeriedg'es o'f the rst namederrns."

"4:; A sash-bar or 'Inullion; compris ng a v face-piece provided with alongitudinal rib-at its rear side,. a, back: iece-se'cured to the rear.

erally or outwardly side of said rib, and a resiliejntfiengeprojectoutwardly .o'rlaterally from the backpiece and disposedreerwerd 'of "and contigu mu'lli'orn comprising" a I back piececomprising tr holow forwardly-projecting rib secured to the rear side ofthe 'face:-piece,' a flangeprojecting'latmeans to stiffen Said-hollowribjto prevent its sides from movi g l y r ard ewh -oth'er,.} a

GL A- sash-b er coniprisin'g a projecting of therib of the face pieceand a laterallyrecess of the face-piece,

recess of the face-piece,

from 'seidhbn rib, and I -Witnesse s':

facepiece, a backpiece comprising a hollow forwardly-projecting ribsecured to the rear side of the face-piece, a flange projectinglaterally or outwardly from said hollow rib, and a stiffening bar, orrib fittingin thev hollow rib of the back piece to prevent its sidesfrom v p U -moving' inwardly or towardjeachother. V shape 1ncross-section anddisposed rear Y 7. A sash-bar or mullion," comprisinga, fece piece rovided with' alongitudinal rib at its rear si e, andairecqesset one side ofthe same, a back piece coihprising aforwardlyhollow rib secured to'the rear sid'e projecting flange disposedrearwardly of such and a stiffening bar orrib' engaging said hollow ribto prevent'i'ts "sides'fro'rn moving inwardly or towerd'eech eth *8; Asash berf orn'rnnllionf comprising e v farce-piece;rovided with alongitudinal rib at its rearfsi e, and a recess at 10116 sideof the'seme, a back-piece comprising a forwardlyprojecting hollow rib?securedto the rear side v i of the rib of the facepiece and al'aterallyprojecting-flange disposed rearwardly of suchand a stifleningber engaging s aid hollow rib to prevent its sides FRANCIS J. PLYM;

= -GEORGE L. KELLY,

' EDwiN WILKrNs.

y from moving-inwardly ortowerd each other;

serid stifieningebar comprising a wood 'strip provided a sheet-metalcover.

